Any GPU passthrough success stories?
Posted: 22. Aug 2015, 01:01
Hi all,
I've ready pretty much everything available about the subject, but the only confirmed success cases I've found were using Xen and KVM (type-1 virtualization), obviously with specific hardware on each case (IOMMU requirements, not all GPU cards supporting it, etc). However I'm a big fan of Virtualbox (type-2 virtualization) since it was in the hands of Innotek.
I've read somewhere that, with the hardware limitations, using 2 video cards may be "easier" (whatever it means!). Makes sense to me, and I'm happy to deploy a couple of the right GPU cards if required.
I'm happy to keep reading so... Does anyone have success stories of GPU passthrough using Virtualbox for a Windows guest on Linux, no matter if using 2 GPU cards?
This is mostly academic, as the few things I do which are GPU intensive either have a Linux version or run in Wine, but I would like to test once I catch the scent.
Thank you in advance!
I've ready pretty much everything available about the subject, but the only confirmed success cases I've found were using Xen and KVM (type-1 virtualization), obviously with specific hardware on each case (IOMMU requirements, not all GPU cards supporting it, etc). However I'm a big fan of Virtualbox (type-2 virtualization) since it was in the hands of Innotek.
I've read somewhere that, with the hardware limitations, using 2 video cards may be "easier" (whatever it means!). Makes sense to me, and I'm happy to deploy a couple of the right GPU cards if required.
I'm happy to keep reading so... Does anyone have success stories of GPU passthrough using Virtualbox for a Windows guest on Linux, no matter if using 2 GPU cards?
This is mostly academic, as the few things I do which are GPU intensive either have a Linux version or run in Wine, but I would like to test once I catch the scent.
Thank you in advance!